The relationship between smile type and play type during parent–infant play
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This study examined the relationship between smile type and play type during parent-infant interactions in the home. Thirty-six mother-infant and father-infant dyads were videotaped playing for 10 min. Smile type (basic, Duchenne, and duplay smiles) and play type (object, physical, vocal, and book reading) were coded. Results of loglinear analysis indicated that different types of smiles occur during different types of play more often than expected if distributed equally. In addition, different smile-type and play-type patterns occurred for father-infant dyads compared with mother-infant dyads. Qualitative analyses were used to generate hypotheses about the reasons why different types of smiles occurred during various play activities.
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Play studies show more object-oriented or physical play associated with smiles compared with mother-infant interactions.
“play studies showing more object-oriented or physical play associated with smiles compared with mother-infant interactions (Dickson et al., 1997; Feldman, 2003; Lamb, 1977; Yogman, 1981)”
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- Authors
- Dickson, K. L., Walker, H., & Fogel, A.
- Affiliations
- Northern Arizona University (US)
- ORCID
- Walker, Heather
- Venue
- Developmental Psychology
- Published
- 1997
- Volume
- 33
- Issue
- 6
- Pages
- 925-933
- ISSN
- 0012-1649 (ISSN-L)
- 1939-0599
- OpenAlex
- W4249017263
- Cited by
- 122
- References
- 0
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- FWCI
- 2.10
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Developmental Psychology (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Developmental and Educational Psychology › Child and Animal Learning Development
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Developmental and Educational Psychology › Language Development and Disorders
- Keywords
- play types, infant smiling, parent-infant interaction, facial expressions
- MeSH terms
- Adult, Birth Order, Father-Child Relations, Female, Humans, Infant, Male, Mother-Child Relations, Play and Playthings, Sex Factors, Smiling
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